Animal Welfare

Our commitment to the quality of milk and Parmigiano Reggiano involves every stage of the supply chain – from the barn to the table. It all begins with 52 farms that produce the milk, which is then processed in our dairies in Selvapiana and Cigarello. The journey continues in our aging warehouses, where the cheese matures slowly until it develops its unique character.
The process is completed with cutting, portioning, and packaging at our facility in Sant’Ilario d’Enza, and ends in the storage warehouses where the end product waits to be shipped out to Italy and around the world.

Behind every wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano PDO lies a supply chain built on people, expertise and relationships developed over time. That is why we invest every day in collaboration with our dairy farmers, through dedicated tools such as supply chain credit, a quality-based milk incentive system, and technical, financial and legal support services. This is complemented by the constant presence of Quality Assurance specialists and a food technologist who support farmers in their day-to-day work.

Animal welfare is regularly assessed by our veterinarians, who carry out inspections in each barn to ensure that the animals live in optimal conditions. During these evaluations, we carefully consider the five freedoms of animal welfare:
• freedom from hunger, thirst and poor nutrition
• freedom from environmental discomfort
• freedom from disease and injury
• freedom to express natural behavior
• freedom from fear and stress
This approach allows us to closely monitor animal welfare and, together with our farmers, improve living conditions in the barns by promoting increasingly attentive and respectful practices.